They said Windows 7 was just a cosmetic upgrade, a more polished version of Vista with little to offer beyond the new wallpaper.
They couldn’t have been more wrong.
Look beyond the headlines about interface tweaks and you’ll find Windows 7 is crammed with lesser known, but still important, new and enhanced features, which taken together deliver improved performance and productivity, better troubleshooting, stronger security and a whole lot more.
Read on for 50 ways in which Windows 7 will make a real difference to your PC.
1. Problem Steps Recorder
As the local PC …

Windows 7 Beta may be available as a free download, and it may run pretty well right now. But it’s still beta software. And that means that:

Microsoft wants to remind users that they’re looking at beta software.
The company is hoping to solicit feedback to make the operating system better before the final version is released.

To that end, the company puts a watermark in the bottom right corner of the desktop that reads “Windows 7 For testing purposes only.” And almost every system application has a link in the upper right …

Here are some windows shortcuts, which will significantly speed up your work with Windows:
Windows Key

The Windows key has this picture on it:
It’s located between your CTRL & ALT keys.
Here are some …